Israel Japan

Netanyahu, Sa'ar meet with Japanese FM in his first bilateral diplomatic visit to Israel

Netanyahu congratulated Motegi and the delegation members on their visit to Israel and thanked them for their support.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi at his Jerusalem office, January 11, 2026.
A view shows cherry blossom trees over a pond at Ueno park in Tokyo, Japan, March 21, 2023.

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya signs the guests book as he attends a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 28, 2025

Japan won't recognize a Palestinian state given US ties, Asahi reports

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Israel unveils AI-powered ‘horizon scan’ mechanism at Expo 2025 Osaka


Israeli-Japanese partnerships on business, tech blossoming

Relations between the two countries received a significant boost following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Japan in 2014 and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Israel in 2015.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Jerusalem

Israeli experts heading to Japan to provide much needed cybersecurity

Investment creates opportunity for growth in cyber defense market.

Hacker in a hood

Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted

A tsunami of up to 1.4 meters (4.5 feet) had been observed around Sendai, about 70 km north of Fukushima, following the quake, which struck at 5:59 a.m local time.

An aerial view shows No.3 reactor building at tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

MK Bar to present diplomatic plan in Japan

Bar was invited to present his plan in his capacity as head of the Knesset's pro-two-state-solution caucus. He will be speaking at an international leadership conference at the parliament.

Hilik Bar

Music: Preparing for Japan

Renowned Japanese Conductor Tomomi Nishimoto arrives in Israel to work with The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

Japanese Conductor Tomomi Nishimoto

Israel’s first Japanese film fest coming to a cinema near you

The Aki-Nu (Autumn) Festival, is running until the end of the month at the cinematheques in Holon, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Herzliya and Jerusalem.

The Case of Hana and Alice

My father, the soldier of occupation

Lacking the benefit of my father’s first-person perspective has spurred me to do my own research into the US occupation of Japan, a subject I have found holds little interest for most Americans of my acquaintance.

THE AUTHOR’S FATHER

Report: At least 19 dead in knife attack in Japan

Police in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo have arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Kyodo reported.

People cross a junction in front of advertising billboards in the Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo

The unknown legacy of a Japanese hero: Chiune Sugihara

Against orders from the Japanese government, Consul Sugihara issued the Jews of Kovno thousands of transit visas, allowing the recipients passage through the Soviet Union and Japan.

NOBUKI SUGIHARA, son of Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara (in black and white picture), who helped save thousands of Lithuanian Jews in World War II, speaks during a street-naming ceremony in honor of his father in Netanya, earlier this month.

Honda comes to Israel for connected car tech

Honda is searching for Israeli technology to eventually make Honda vehicles completely collision free.

Honda Motor Co's NSX is displayed at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan